Sacramento City officials said Thursday morning that they were still on track to release details of an arena funding report by the end of the day.

City spokesperson Amy Williams told KCRA 3 that the report was going through "a system of approvals/sign offs". She said it would then go to the City Clerk's office before being being made public.

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Sacramento City Council members were being privately briefed on the plan, ahead of a scheduled vote on Tuesday.

Council member Kevin McCarty said he was scheduled to receive the information at 4 p.m.

Mayor Kevin Johnson's office released some new figures for the arena plan Wednesday afternoon. They showed the cost of the Entertainment and Sport Complex (ESC) has gone up, and the city would receive protection against cost over-runs.

The new cost of the ESC would be $390.53 million.

Under the plan, the Kings will agree to play in Sacramento for 30 years as the anchor tenant.

The city also would share revenue from the new complex. Of the $10 million made at the new arena, the city would get 15 percent.

The city would own the new arena but not operate it.

Anschutz Entertainment Group (AEG) would be the operators.

Under the plan, the city would contribute $255.53 million to the cost of new arena by leasing its parking operation for several decades.

If the city does not get the full amount through a public-private parking plan, it would sell some city-owned property to make up the difference.

The new numbers are good news to some city residents.

I think there is integrity within most of the numbers, said Judy Robinson, a taxpayer who supports the new arena plan with cautious optimism. A lot of it still needs to be vetted and looked into, but I think they are going down the right path.

But the plan is a concern for the Sacramento County Taxpayers League, a tax watchdog group.

It doesnt sound like a good idea, said Bob Blymyer, the director of the league.

He is opposed to selling public property to pay for an arena.

Its like taking a mortgage out on your house and then spending the money on something," he said. "You're paying for years afterward.